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The Bluetooth service must be disabled.


Overview

Finding ID Version Rule ID IA Controls Severity
V-38691 RHEL-06-000331 SV-50492r1_rule Medium
Description
Disabling the "bluetooth" service prevents the system from attempting connections to Bluetooth devices, which entails some security risk. Nevertheless, variation in this risk decision may be expected due to the utility of Bluetooth connectivity and its limited range.
STIG Date
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 Security Technical Implementation Guide 2014-06-10

Details

Check Text ( None )
None
Fix Text (F-43640r1_fix)
The "bluetooth" service can be disabled with the following command:

# chkconfig bluetooth off



# service bluetooth stop